American Samoa § 46.2701 - Board of parole
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 46.2701 — Board of parole, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.2701. Board of parole
(a) There is created in the executive branch a board of parole, consisting of 5 members ap-pointed by the Governor, all of whom must be nonelected citizens of American Samoa not employed by the government. The board shall select one of its members to be the chairman. (b) The board may: (1) adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Section 4.1001 et seq., governing its practices and procedures; and (2) issue subpoenas compelling witnesses to attend its proceedings and producing those records or documents which the board deems necessary for the investigation of a case before it. 1986 Subsection (a): amended generally. Subsection (b)(l). deleted “being”.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.2701 ("Board of parole") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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